spondylomalacia

spon·dy·lo·ma·la·ci·a

(spon'di-lō-mă-lā'shē-ă),

Softening of vertebrae with multiple collapsed vertebral bodies.

[spondylo- + G. malakia, softness]

spondylomalacia

(spŏn″dĭ-lō-mă-lā′shē-ă) [″ + malakia, softening]

Softening of the vertebrae.